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单词 ply
释义
ply
verb
uk
/plaɪ/us
/plaɪ/

plyverb(WORK)

[T]
tosellor toworkregularlyat something,especiallyat ajobthatinvolvessellingthings:
经常从事（尤指卖东西的活儿）；兜售
Fishermen insmallboatsplytheirtradeup and down thecoast.渔民们驾着小船沿着海岸兜售海鲜。
Dealers areopenlyplyingdrugsinschoolplaygrounds.毒品贩子公然在校园操场上兜售毒品。
Themarkettraderswereloudlyplyingtheirwares.市场上的商贩们在高声叫卖他们的商品。
ply for business, trade, etc.
totryto getcustomersforyourbusinessin apublicplace, forexample, as ataxidriver, bydrivingaround orwaitingin aregularplace:
招徕顾客；等生意
UKThere are never anytaxisplying fortrade/hireinourarea.我们这一地区从来都没有出租车在这里候客。
Inoticedacoupleofprostitutesplying forbusinesson thecorner.我看到拐角处有几个妓女在拉客。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Selling
  • auction
  • Black Friday
  • bundle
  • bundling
  • chain of production
  • concession
  • outsell
  • oversell
  • panic selling
  • peddle
  • pile
  • pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
  • sales drive
  • salesmanship
  • sell out
  • sellsomethingoff
  • sellout
  • shift
  • soft sell
  • sting
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plyverb(TRAVEL)

[I+ adv/prep,T]old-fashioned
When aboat,train,bus, etc. plies aparticularroute, it makes thatjourneyregularly:
定期往返（于）
High-speedtrainsregularlyplybetweenParisand Lyons.高速列车定期往返于巴黎和里昂之间。
Thisairlinehas been plying thetransatlanticroutefor manyyears.这家航空公司经营跨大西洋航线已经很多年了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Travelling
  • around Robin Hood's barnidiom
  • backpack
  • bag drop
  • bourne
  • bum
  • bum around
  • bump
  • communication
  • commuting
  • connection
  • gad about/around(somewhere)
  • hitchhike
  • move
  • shuttle
  • swan
  • taken
  • tootle
  • tour
  • visa
  • well travelled
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Phrasal verb

plysomeonewithsomething
ply
noun[U]
uk
/plaɪ/us
/plaɪ/
theparticularnumberofthreadsfrom whichwool,rope, etc. is made, used as ameasureofitsthickness:
（线等的）层，股
sixballsof four-ply (wool)6个有4股毛线的线球
What ply do you need for thatknittingpattern?那个编结样式需要用几股毛线？
theparticularnumberoflayersfrom whichplywoodortissueisformed, used as ameasureofitsthickness:
（胶合板或纸巾的）层
Willthree-ply(= woolmade from threelayersstucktogether)bestrongenough for making ashelf?三层夹板搭的架子是否够结实？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Measurements in general
  • bathymetric
  • bathymetry
  • be running atsomethingidiom
  • calibrate
  • calibration
  • distance
  • drop
  • factor
  • full-scale
  • kilo
  • knee-deep
  • lengthways
  • longways
  • metric
  • metrication
  • milli-
  • proportion
  • radius
  • scale
  • setting
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(Definition ofplyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ply| American Dictionary

ply
noun[U]
us
/plɑɪ/

plynoun[U](LAYER)

alayerof something such aswoodorpaper, or athreadthat iswrappedwith otherthreadstoformyarn(=woolcord)orrope:
two-plyfacialtissue
ply
verb
us
/plɑɪ/

plyverb(WORK)

[T]
toworkat somethingregularly:
Newbusesplied the city'sbusroutesthisweek.
Extreme-sportsathletesplytheircraft(=theirskillorjob)inespeciallydifficultconditions.

plyverb(TRAVEL)

[I/T]
totraveloverdistancesregularlybyboator otherformoftransport:
[T]Largenumbersofvesselsplied thewatersbetween New York and Cape Hatteras.

Phrasal verb

plysomeonewithsomething
(Definition ofplyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ply| Business English

ply
verb
uk
/plaɪ/us
[T]COMMERCE
tosellsomething:
ply (your) waresCompanies should beaccountablefor thewaresthat they ply.
[IorT]TRANSPORT
to make ajourneyregularly:
There arefearsabout thesafetyof some of theageingvesselsthat ply Aegeanwaters.
ply between sthAtpresent,bigcargoshipsplying between theeastandwestcoastsofIndiahave tocircumnavigateSri Lanka.
Theairlinerecentlyfoundeda newoperatorto plylong-haulroutestoChinaandBritainstartinginJuly.
ply for business/hire/trade
COMMERCE
totryto getcustomersforyourbusinessin apublicplace, forexample, as ataxidriver, bydrivingaround orwaitingin aregularplace:
London'sformidableblacktaxisenjoyalucrativenearmonopolyover plying forhireon the capital'sstreets.
ply your trade
to doyourjob:
Havingworkedas agovernmentlawyerfor 15years, he isdepartingfor theprivatesectorto ply histradeas abarristerat Lincoln'sInn.

Phrasal verb

ply sb with sth
(Definition ofplyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofply

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The classrooms are divided by an ambitious and rather heavy movableplywall, emphasizing one aspect of the nature/technology theme.
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Sometimes transportation is not available simply because drivers and owners of vehicles refuse toplyparticular routes for fear of damage to their vehicles.
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In the rainy season in particular, potholes, floods, swamps and filth make it extremely difficult for cars and trucks toplythe roads.
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Carryingplyfabric so that it is thinner includes holding; it's thus more than fabrics of comparable comprehensive.
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The impact of smokingplyoffsets the reduction in levels of acetylcholine acting at all sites.
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The more you know the inherently safer it is.plyfrom a study of self-stimulation circuitry and motivations such as feeding and drinking.
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They plied a highly personalised and semi-authoritarian regime with substantial resources.
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A duct space is formed on site between deepply-faced beams.
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These missingplydo not exist in the sample at hand.
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How did theyplytheir crafts, and where?
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In encompassing the steel cable which connected top to base rig, the pairedplydiscs acted as posttensioning devices when tightened together, augmenting the work of the props.
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The 90,000 drug reps show up in doctors' offices,plythe office staff with food, and sponsor meals in hospitals across the country for staff and house staff conferences.
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